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Trustees which were so clearly formulated at the time of my 

 appointment, and when we view the stately building in Man- 

 hattan Square, when we wander through the exhibition halls 

 and study the priceless collections therein displayed, when we 

 realize that thousands of the people of our City are assembling 

 here to listen to prominent educators, that school children are 

 here receiving their first love for nature and their first taste of 

 science, and that the influence of this institution is being felt 

 throughout the civilized world, truly we can say that the 

 appeal of 1881 to the generous citizens of New York has not 

 remained unanswered. 



Very respectfully yours, 



Morris K. Jesup, President. 



